News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-27
JOHN SON.
Moses Smith and son, of Washburne
Wis, are here visiting relatives.

Moses Smith and son, of Washburne
Wis, are here visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Stevens and Reet
Buck. of st. Adams, have been visiting
at Orange Bucks.
S. III. Waters has been putting on s
large addition to his shop for manufac
| turing butter workers.
Rev. s. S. Brigham and daughter, o.
Hlghgate, were the guests of Rev. L. 2
Tucker on Monday of last week.
Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Tucker went OF
Monday to attend a preachers meeting
held at Underhill this week.
Ernest Wakeman and wife, of North
Troy, spent last Sunday in town, the
guests of N. Mcfarland.
Taxpayers should bear in mind that
on Monday next the time for getting the
per cent discount on taxes expires.
The ladies of the Methodist church hold
sociable at their vesUry Friday evening.
Tea will be served at go O'Clock; all are
invited.
At the sale of tickets for the lecture
course Saturday evening bidding tor the
choice of seats was lively, the premiums
paid amounting to over S25.
o. w. Stearns 81 Son are building an
addition to their tub-shOp. and making
other repairs made necessary by their
continually increasing business.
Messrs. Whiting and Buck are to sell
at auction Saturday, at 10 a. H., OH the
Murray Buck farm, lot OF cows, calves,
yearling steers, oxen and horses.
The Methodist society will commence
repairs on the interior of their church
this week. The audience room will be
ceiled above, painted and otherwise i'm
proved.
Prof. A. HI. Campbell is visiting the
Normal Schools of Castleton, and New
Britain. Conn. and expects before his
return To attend the New England Com
veutiun of Normal teachers held at Bos-
ton.
Next Friday evening occurs the first of
the entertainments in the lecture course,
the concert by the Harvard Quartet. as
sisted by the talented soprano, Miss Clara
A. Hunt and Miss A. Belle Hall, pianist.
The club is composed of Harvard gradu-
ates, whose requirements as vocalists en-
title them, in the opinion of good judges.
to high professional rank. Come and
hear them. Doors open at O'Clock !;
concert commences at 8.
The ''war concert" last Friday evening
was decided success. The first half of
the programme consisted of old war
songs, which were given in SO perfect
manner as TO revive in the hearts of the
older portion of the audience many of the
thrilling scenes of quarter of a century
ago. REGULATIONS telling of the light and
shadow of army life interspersed these
songs. All were rendered in pleasing
manner, but the one by Miss Langdell
entitled "Our Folks" deserves especial
mention. The Ten Little Indians"
opened the second part of the pro-
gramme in such an Indian-like fashion
as to bring down the applause of the
house. Next was the appearance of the
Peak Sisters, Is in number. in gorgeous
gowns and very peak" caps. The eld-
est sister, after giving brief history of
this remarkable Peak family, introduced
her sisters to the audience with few
words rs to their peculiarities and talents
and little later, wonderful Johnny her
only brother. Those especially gifted in
song charmed their hearers with solos
and duets, while as all were skilled in the
art of performing on the smaller instru-
ments, they played many familiar airs III
concert, which were heartily applauded,
This renowned family proved so enter
tanning and amusing that we trust that
in the years to come we may have an OPP
portunity of again meeting them and
gazing upon their beaming faces.